School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Maldives
Maldives: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 3.6 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Maldives, 2003–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Maldives stood at 3.6 GPI. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.3% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Maldives peaked at 3.6 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.34 GPI, in 2008.
Maldives ranks 2nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.47 GPI | — |
| 2007 | 1.84 GPI | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 1.34 GPI | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 2.36 GPI | +76.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6 GPI | +52.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.6 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.6 GPI is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.09 GPI, 3.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 2.47 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.98 GPI | 2.36 GPI | 3.6 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More education data for Maldives
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.19 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.05 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,474 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,920 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 33,002 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,013 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Maldives?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Maldives was 3.6 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 GPI in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Maldives ranks 2nd out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.